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Benefits of Using Non-Medical Home Care for Hospice Patients
Benefits of Using Non-Medical Home Care for Hospice Patients Caring for chronically or terminally ill family members can be tough. Aside from medical care, which tries to alleviate their pain and symptoms, they also need non-medical home care services to ensure that there is someone who can look after them when we can’t be there.
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3 Indicators That It Might Be Time To Bring in Outside Assistance
3 Indicators That It Might Be Time To Bring in Outside Assistance In a perfect world we would all age at at our own desired pace without ever needing any outside assistance. However, 70% of individuals age 65 and older will need some type of outside assistance to properly execute their activities of daily living.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Events
Breast Cancer Awareness Events October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast Cancer Awareness Month , also referred to in America as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause,
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Home Care Facts and Myths
Home Care Facts and Myths There are so many misconceptions when it comes to Home Care. Partly because Home Care is one the newest and most desired aging options. Is Home Care just an aging option similar to a Nursing Home or Assisted living Facility? Home Care Agencies like ALN Senior Care & Home Services
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The Benefits of Home Care for Rehabilitation
The Benefits of Home Care for Rehabilitation Deciding what is best for a family member when rehabilitation is needed can be difficult. The ability to recover at home with proper care and attention is often preferred for the physical, mental and emotional benefit of the individual, especially for older adults. Located in Troy, Ohio, and
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Fall Facts | What You Should Know
Fall Facts | What You Should Know Falls are a huge indicator that you or your loved may need some assistance in their daily lives. Falls don’t “just happen” and individuals don’t fall just because the are old. In most cases, there is some kind of underlying risk factor that has caused the fall. Falls
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Preventing A Urinary Tract Infection
Preventing A Urinary Tract Infection A Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) is one the most common infections found in seniors. In some rare cases UTI’s can be found in younger adults and children. However, elderly women are most at risk for a UTI. In fact more than half of women ages 40 and older will experience multiple
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Keeping Seniors Safe At Home
Keeping Seniors Safe At Home It’s extremely hard to find a senior who doesn’t want to remain at home. That’s why almost a third of seniors who do not live in a care facility live alone. Half of those seniors are women over the age of 75. There are many reason seniors wish to remain
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Could It Be Aging Pains?
Could it Be Aging Pains? We have all heard of growing pain, but is there a similar phenomenon associated with aging? As we age new pains and ailments are going to occur. Do not be alarmed, some of those pains could be aging pains and may not need immediate professional medical attention. If father time
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Ways To Pay For Home Care
Ways To Pay For Home Care 40 is the new 20 and Home Care is the new Nursing Home. The senior population strongly prefers to age in place, in the comforts of their Home. Remaining at home eases the aging process and allows seniors to have their final moments in the most familiar and comfortable
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